This week in Women's Month 2025

From: Women's Center

Women’s Month recognizes, affirms, and showcases the achievements, concerns, and diversity of women. A feminist perspective — one that encourages and advances women of all races, political affiliations, national origins, religions, ages, abilities, sexual orientations, gender identities, and income levels — underlies all our programming.

The annual event occurs in March in conjunction with National Women’s History Month. The National Women's History Month theme for this year is "Moving Forward Together! Women Educating & Inspiring Generations." This theme recognizes the influence of women who have dedicated their lives to education, mentorship, and leadership. Women’s Month has historically represented Virginia Tech’s broad commitment to celebrating diverse and inclusive communities. To honor this ongoing commitment, the Women’s Month 2025 calendar highlights programs and events aligned with the Virginia Tech Principles of Community.

Click here to view the WoMo25 Calendar of Programs and Events

If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please reach out during regular business hours to the contact person for the individual event at least 10 business days prior to the event.

All Month Long
A History of Advocacy and Change Exhibit Digital Exhibit (link will be live on March 1)
“Women’s History Month 2025: A History of Advocacy and Change” is a digital exhibit featuring publications, manuscripts, oral histories, and other materials from Special Collections and University Archives that reflect the ideas of advocacy by, for, and about women. Themes include the arts, politics and activism, athletics, education, and the military. Contact Kira Dietz.

March 3
5:30-6:30 p.m.
Major Williams Atrium
Book launch for "Breaking the Silence: Uncovering the History of Sexual Violence at Virginia Tech"
This event will celebrate the publication of "Breaking the Silence: Uncovering the History of Sexual Violence at Virginia Tech," a collection of original essays researched and written by Virginia Tech students. The essays examine the evolving sexual culture(s) on our campus from the 1960s through the early 2000s as a way to understand some of the root causes of sexual violence in our community. The book's editor and several of the essays' authors will speak about the book project and answer questions from those attending. Contact Marian Mollin.

March 4
5:30-6:45 p.m.
Anne and Ellen Fife Theater, Moss Arts Center
Faculty Nutshell Talks
Brought to you by the Center for Communicating Science and funded by the Office of Research and Innovation and by the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs

What’s shorter than a TED Talk and twice as fun? The Faculty Nutshell Talks! Witness Virginia Tech faculty explain their groundbreaking research in just 90 entertaining seconds. This year will spotlight eight phenomenal and innovative female researchers from five colleges across Virginia Tech. This event is free and open to the public and a wonderful opportunity to celebrate Women’s Month on campus.

Cheer them (and all of the presenters) on as more than a dozen faculty present to a lively public audience and a panel of discerning judges, including a seventh grader. It’s fast-paced, fun, and informative — a true showcase of Virginia Tech’s innovative work.

To learn more, please visit the Center for Communicating Science Events Page. Contact Erin Smith

March 5
10:30-11:30 a.m.
Newman Library Goodall (Multipurpose) Room
'EmpowHER: Discovering and Embracing your Strengths and Identities'
Join us for an interactive workshop experience that will help you connect your Top 5 Gallup CliftonStrengths to your most authentic self. You'll get to consider the real, most authentic you; think and talk about the version of yourself that emerges in various spaces, influenced in part by your gender; and reflect on how you do and wish you could show up on campus and elsewhere. This session is open to everyone and is free to attend.

In order to be able to fully participate in the workshop, please complete the Strengths assessment if you haven’t done so already: 

• Navigate to this link: VT Strengths Portal
• Log in to Single Sign On with your VT PID and password. 
• The assessment should take no more than 30 minutes to complete. Be sure to start when you will have an uninterrupted period of time for this. 
• If you have any technical issues, please email Strengths@vt.edu with a screenshot of any error messages you receive. 
• Once you've completed the assessment, you can view your results and related resources anytime in the VT Strengths Portal.

Contact Janet Hilder

March 5
12-1 p.m.
GLC Multipurpose Room
Women's Connect Lunch
The Women's Connect Lunch is meant as a space for womxn-identifying graduate students to share their intersectional identities in community. There will be facilitated breakout groups and roundtable discussions related to the experiences of being women in higher education. Food will be provided. Contact Ann Guo

March 5
5:30-6:45pm
Via Zoom
How I got my Job! Using my WGSS degree in the workplace

Zoom Meeting ID: 860 1893 9125

Join us to hear from alumni who put their WGSS knowledge into practice on the daily! Each panelist will share remarks followed by Q & A. 

Speakers:

• Tahreem Alam (representative aide for Ilhan Omar)
• Lane Early (grants coordinator, International Rescue Committee)
• Rep. Jenny Willford (Colorado House of Representatives)
• Hannah Peacock (Mental Health Technician)

Contact Bonnie Zare

March 5
6-7:30 p.m.
Whittemore Hall Room 300
'On Her Turf: How the Turfgrass Industry is Connecting and Empowering Women to ‘Grow Beyond’ through Mentoring, Leadership, Service, and Community!'
An engaging conversation with four VT alumnae engaged in a wide variety of opportunities across the turfgrass industry. These groundbreaking Hokies will share their journey in ‘breaking the grass ceiling’ through highlighting education, internship, and research opportunities VT has provided them in preparing for successful turfgrass-management careers. They’ll discuss how ‘Women in Turf,’ a dynamic community representing less than 2% of the turfgrass industry, are truly thriving by cultivating connection and engagement, fostering mentorship and professionalism, and growing the next generation through leadership and service.

Contact Dan Sandor

March 5
6:30-9 p.m.
Lyric Theatre, downtown Blacksburg
"Picture a Scientist" Film Viewing and post-film “Reel Talk” panel
This program is presented by AdvanceVT, Center for Communicating Science, Women’s Center, Center for Educational Networks and Impacts, College of Science, College of Natural Resources and Environment, Psychology Department, Geosciences Department, Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED), and Widening Inclusivity in the (Geo)Sciences (WInGS)
Join us for this engaging program dedicated to a better understanding of the status of women in STEM professions. Learn more about this award-winning film at the "Picture a Scientist" website.

Contact Anna LoMascolo